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Publications and source records attributed to L S Pezzullo.
The authors propose modifying Moore's classification of hepatic trauma in an attempt to classify and emphasise iatrogenic hepatic lesions. Although fortunately rare, iatrogenic hepatic trauma are particularly severe since they occur in patients with liver pathologies or precarious general conditions and are therefore characterised by a high mortality rate: 29% in a series of 17 cases.
The authors discuss the problems in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic pseudocysts; they emphasize the risk of complication. The authors discuss their personal experience in the treatment of 31 pancreatic pseudocysts using the different techniques, and the very good results they observed in their own series.
The authors discuss the problems of emergency treatment of cavernous hemangiomas of the liver. Five cases were observed and treated with different techniques, ligation of the hepatic artery, excision of the mass, embolization of the hepatic artery. The results of these procedures were strongly influenced by the patient's previous state. Treatment was successful in three patients, while the procedure adopted was able to stop the hemorrage in the other two patients. The physical state was very important for the prognosis; the two patients arriving at our Institute in deep shock both died.
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